Machine for crimping or bending the bodies of pulp kegs or packages.



No. 832,075. PATENTBD 001?. 2, 1906.

E. MOXHAM. v

MACHINE FOR GRIMPING 0R. BENDING THE BODIES OF PULP KEGS 0B. PACKAGES. AYPLIOATION FILED MAB.17,1906.

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PATENTBD OCT. 2, 1906.

E. MOXHAM. MACHINE FOR GRIMPING 0R BEN DING THE BODIES 0P PULP KEGS 0R PACKAGES.

APPLICATION 'IILED MAR.17,1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EGrBERT MOXHAM, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

,MACHINE FOR CRIMPING R BENDING THE BODIES 0F PULP KEGS 0R PACKAGES.

Patented Oct. 2,1906.

Application filed March 17,1906. Serial No. 260,549.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EGBERT MOXHAM, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, county of Newcastle, and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Crimping or Bending the Bodies of Pulp Kegs or Packages, of which the following is a full, clear, and ex act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

M invention relates to a new and useful mac 'ne the object of which is to turn over or crimp the ends of the body portion of a keg or vessel formed of pulp, paper, or similar material.

My machine specifically maybe used, and I have illustrated it for this purpose, to crimp or bend over the rojecting ends-of the body in order to lock t e heads in position. The body is first formed withan internal seat or projection near each end, upon each of which seats a head is placed and the body beyond the heads bent or crimped against its corres onding head.

I wi l first describe the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then point outthe invention in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete machine, part of which is shown in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the complete machine. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the crimping-die. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the center of the crimping-die.

A A are legs supporting the bed-plate B, which has formed on its upper surface guides c c, on which are the crimper-heads C C, one at each end of the machine, and upon which guides said heads slide. The sliding brackets D D are free to reciprocate upon guides c c. Integral with the legs A A are lugs a a, to which is secured a rod or spreader a upon which is mounted a foot-lever (L The footlever is connected, by means of a link e, to the rack E, which works in a guide E.

The upper end of the rack E is connected,

by means of the link e to the clamp F, hinged at W. The clamp F, as shown, is provided on its inner surface with projections f, which fit into and coincide with the grooves in the style of keg Z shown. The urpose of these projections is to support and hold in position these rooves during the crimping action. A spira spring a, is conage.

nected with the foot-lever, as shown. When the pressure is removed from the foot-lever, the spring acts'to lift the same and by means of the before-described link-and-rack connectionslifts the clamp F into position, as

shown in dotted lines F, thus permitting re The rack E, moving freely in the guide E, as

described, meshes with and turns the pinion G, thus operating the crank-disk G, which in turn by means of the links 9 and-g operates the sliding brackets D and D. In the sliding brackets D D are the tubes or rods d and d, passing through thehollow shafts c5 and carrying on their inner endsdisks d and (i The ends of the tubes di and d are threaded, so

that they may be adjusted with respect to the brackets D and D. The crimperheads C and C travel in and out in suitable guides,

' as described, the motion being imparted by the hand-lever I, which is secured to the shaft 'i, passing through the bevel-pinions i, thus operating the bevel-gearing if, to which are secured the levers i which are connected to the crimper-heads by means of the links i.

J and J are driving-pulleys securely fastcned to hollow shafts a, surrounding the rod or -tubes d d. These shafts are suitably mounted in the bearings c and c, which are integral with the aforedescribed crimperheads. The shafts c rotate in the bearings, but are moved in the longitudinal movement of the crimper-heads C and C with same.

These hollow shafts carry on their inner endsface-plates K and K, to which are secured one or more crim ing-dies L.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, L is the crimping-die, flaring longitudinally and lateral y and so shaped on its inner surface I as to conform with the desired finished crimped pack- At the inner extremity of the die L is a V-shaped lug l fitting into a suitable guide I in the facelate K. A set-screw I has collars l and Z etween which the body of the The lower extremity of this screw is threaded and fitted into the eyebolt l securely fitted into the facelate K. By virtue of the set-screw Z the die L may be regulated to the diameter of the package to be crimped, and the set-screw is, passing through the face-plate K, serves as a clamp to hold the die L in the desired position.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The foot-lever is in its normal or raised position and is held there by the spiral spring. This throws the clamp in the position as shown by F. The crimper heads C and O and sliding brackets D and D being in their outer position, the packa e, with the heads inserted, is laid in or reste on the rest H and the foot-lever a pressed down. The action of the rack E on the pinion G, as described, draws the sliding brackets D D toward each other and the disks (1 and (1 contact with the heads of the keg and hold the same ti htly in position. By means of the link at the upper end of the rack the clamp F is drawn down tightly upon the packa e. The driving-pulleys are revolved continuaIly from a suitable source of power, (not shown,) and thus impart a similar motion through the hollowvshaft to the face-plates and crimping-diescarried thereby. The hand-lever I is now drawn up, and by means of the aforedescribed pinions, levers, and links the crimping-heads are drawn together and the crimlping-die drawn a ainst the chime or end of t e package exten 'ing beyond the heads. By virtue of their shape and motion this end or chime will be turned over or crimped into the desired position. The lever I is then pressed down, carrying crimping heads and dies away from the keg, and the pressure on the foot-lever being released the s iding brackets, together with the head-holding disks, are moved out and the clamp F lifted to its normalposition F, permitting the removal of the crimped package. The keg Z, which I have shown in the machine, is shown in the condition after the complete action of the machine. .The particular package shown also has circumferential grooves in which thet heads are supported near the end of the ke M'y machine is not limited tothis speci 0 construction of keg nor any particular construction. In fact it is ca able of use with respect to any cylindrica form of keg or package.

Having new full described my invention, What I claim, and esire to protect by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a bedlate, a bracket slidably mounted upon sai bedlate, a threaded rod working in a threade orifice in said bracket, a head-holdin disk connected to said rod, a support for tfie ke treated, means to move said racket toward and from said support, crimping mechanism and means to move said crimping mechanism in and out of operative position.

or vessel to be 2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a bed-plate, a bracket slidably mounted upon said bed-plate, each bracket having a threaded orifice, a threaded rod working in each threaded orifice, a headholding disk connected to each rod, a support for the ke or vessel to be treated, means to move said brackets toward and from said support, crimping mechanism and means to move said crimping mechanism in and out of operative position.

3. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a support for the keg or vessel to be treated, a crimper-head mounted so as to be nfovable to and from said support, bearings carried by said crimper-head, a hollow shaft rotatably mounted in said bearings but movable with said crimper-head, means to revolve said shaft, a bracket mounted so as to move to and from said support, a headholding disk, a rod or tube connected to said head-holding disk, said rod passing through said hollow shaft and having a threaded end, there being a threaded orifice in the bracket in which said threaded end works.

4. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a fixed rest on which the article to be treated is adapted to be placed, a clamp or cover for said sup ort, a bracket mounted so as to be movab e to and from said support, a head-holding disk connected with said bracket, a foot-lever and connection between said foot-lever and the clamp and bracket, whereby, in the movement of the foot-lever, the clamp and bracket are simultaneously moved, crimping mechanism and means to move said crimping mechanism in and out of operative position.

5. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a fixed rest on which the article to be treated is adapted to be placed, a

clamp or cover for said su ort, a bracket mounted so as to be movaI said support, a head-holding disk connected with said bracket, a rack, connection between said rack and clam a pinion o erated by said rack, a crank-dis operatedb said pinion, connection between ,said crank-disk and said bracket, and means to operate said rack, crimping mechanism and means to move said crimping mechanism in and out of operative position. I

6. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a fixed rest on which the article to be treated is adapted to be placed, a clamp or cover for said sup ort, a bracket mounted so as to be movab e to and from said support, a head-holding disk connected with said bracket, a rack, connection between said rack and clam a pinion operated by said rack, a crank-dis operated y said plnion, and connection between said crankdisk and said bracket, a foot-lever and connection between said foot-lever and rack, crimping mechanism and means to move said e to and from ssaovs 1 crimping mechanism in and out of. operative position.

7. In a machine of the character described,

- in combination, a face-plate having a guide,

, on said support, movable to and from said cad-holding disk movable t and a die having a rojection or lug corresponding to said e, a set-screw having collars between WhlCh the bod "of the die rests, an eyebolt having a threa ed orifice, secured to the face-plate in which orifice the set-screw works, a locking-screw carried bythe faceplate, crimping mechanism and'means to move said crimping mechanism in and out of operative position.

8. In a machine of the character described,

in combination, a support for the artiele to betreat'ed, a clamp,' or securing said article:-

support, a from said support, afacelate carrying a die or dies mova leto and om said support, means to revolve said face-plate, and means to simultaneously move said clamp and said head-holding'dis 9. In a machine ofthe'character described, i

in combination, a su port for the article to be treated, a clamp, or securing said article on said'su port, movable-to and fromsaid 'ch invention I have In testimony of w means to revolve said face-plate,jmeans to simultaneously move said clampfand- 's'aid 4 head-holding'disk, and means to independfently move said face-plate;

hereunto set my hand at Philadelphia onthis 14th day of March, 1905. EGBERT 1VI()XH A1\1.

Witnesses:

' M. M; HAMILTON,

THORNLEY B. WOOD.- 

